Near infrared spectroscopy is a very promising and expanding analytical technique. It has to be noted that this technique is becoming more used in the pharmaceutical field for the quality control of ... [more ▼]

Near infrared spectroscopy is a very promising and expanding analytical technique. It has to be noted that this technique is becoming more used in the pharmaceutical field for the quality control of products. Indeed near infrared spectroscopy allows to perform fast, non-destructive, versatile analysis of the sample and minimization of the sample preparation. Based on those advantages, this spectroscopic method is one of the first reliable analytical techniques for fighting against counterfeit medicines. [less ▲]

Poor quality medicines are a danger and a threat to public health. In this context, several generic analytical methods have been developed to screen molecules of interest grouped by pharmacological class ... [more ▼]

Poor quality medicines are a danger and a threat to public health. In this context, several generic analytical methods have been developed to screen molecules of interest grouped by pharmacological class using an innovative strategy based on design of experiments followed in some cases by independent component analysis and calculation of design space. Once validated via the classical total error measurement approach, these methods were applied to quantify antimalarial, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and antibiotic medicines. Alarming results regarding the dosage of these drugs widely used by people confirm the need to fight against this scourge. [less ▲]

A liquid chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous separation of curcumin, B-arteether, tetrahydrocurcumin and dihydroartemisinin based on the design of experiments and the design space ... [more ▼]

A liquid chromatographic method was developed for the simultaneous separation of curcumin, B-arteether, tetrahydrocurcumin and dihydroartemisinin based on the design of experiments and the design space methodology. The influence of the percentage of organic modifier, flow rate of the mobile phase and column temperature on the analytes separation was investigated. The optimal chromatographic separation was achieved on a C18 column (125 mm × 4 mm, 5 µm) using an isocratic elution with a mobile phase consisting of methanol:ammonium acetate (pH 4; 10 mM) (80/20, v/v) at a flow rate of 0.45 ml/min and a column temperature of 32.5◦C. This method was then validated for simultaneous quantification of curcumin and B -arteether contained in lipid-based formulations taking into account the B -expectation tolerance interval for the total error measurement. Finally, the suitability of the proposed liquid chromatographic method for routine analysis of curcumin and B -arteether loaded in lipid-based formulations has been proven. [less ▲]

The poor quality of medicines is a crucial problem of public health. Therefore, it is important to haveanalytical tools to attend decisions of the legal authorities while combating this offense. In this ... [more ▼]

The poor quality of medicines is a crucial problem of public health. Therefore, it is important to haveanalytical tools to attend decisions of the legal authorities while combating this offense. In this context,the main objective of this study was to develop generic methods able to trace, screen and determineseveral antibiotics and common associated molecules by mean of liquid chromatographic techniques.For that purpose, an innovative Design Space optimization strategy was applied, targeting 16 antibioticsand 3 beta-lactamase inhibitors. The robustness of the developed method allowed using its use in anenvironment where operational factors such as temperature are not easy to control and eased its trans-fer to Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography. To demonstrate its ability to quantify the targetedmolecules, the developed and transferred method was fully validated for two active ingredients com-monly used in association, sulbactam and ceftriaxone, using the accuracy profile as decision tool. Basedon this successful step, the method was then used for the quantitative determination of these two activeingredients in three pharmaceutical brands marketed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Two out ofthe three pharmaceutical products did not comply with the specifications [less ▲]

In the context of the battle against counterfeit medicines, an innovative methodology has been used to develop rapid and specific high performance liquid chromatographic methods to detect and determine 18 ... [more ▼]

In the context of the battle against counterfeit medicines, an innovative methodology has been used to develop rapid and specific high performance liquid chromatographic methods to detect and determine 18 non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 5 pharmaceutical conservatives, paracetamol, chlorzoxazone, caffeine and salicylic acid. These molecules are commonly encountered alone or in combination on the market. Regrettably, a significant proportion of these consumed medicines are counterfeit or substandard, with a strong negative impact in countries of Central Africa. In this context, an innovative design space optimization strategy was successfully applied to the development of LC screening methods allowing the detection of substandard or counterfeit medicines. Using the results of a unique experimental design, the design spaces of 5 potentially relevant HPLC methods have been developed, and transferred to an ultra high performance liquid chromatographic system to evaluate the robustness of the predicted DS while providing rapid methods of analysis. Moreover, one of the methods has been fully validated using the accuracy profile as decision tool, and was then used for the quantitative determination of three active ingredients and one impurity in a common and widely used pharmaceutical formulation. The method was applied to 5 pharmaceuticals sold in the Democratic Republic of Congo. None of these pharmaceuticals was found compliant to the European Medicines Agency specifications [less ▲]

The Design Space (DS) is defined as the set of factors settings (input conditions) that will provide results at least better than pre-defined acceptance limits. The proposed methodology aims at ... [more ▼]

The Design Space (DS) is defined as the set of factors settings (input conditions) that will provide results at least better than pre-defined acceptance limits. The proposed methodology aims at identifying a region in the space of factors that will likely provide satisfactory results during the future use of an analytical method or process in routine, through an optimization process. In a Bayesian framework, the responses are modelled using a multivariate multiple regression model allowing deriving their joint predictive posterior distribution. On the basis of this consequent distribution, a multi-criteria risk-based decision is taken with respect to the pre-defined acceptance limits. This aims to identify the DS. In this context, desirability methodologies are also applied to take the risk-based decision in a more flexible way. An example based on high-performance liquid chromatography illustrates the applicability of the methodology with highly correlated and constrained responses. [less ▲]